Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Renee's challenge was for us to go slightly dotty!!! She wanted to see dots and spots on your layouts and projects - think spotty PP - painty dots, misty spots, masking polkas - just get them on there!

Here's my take, a page of me for my hubby's album...which he told me what he wanted it titled and journalled himself. God love him.

And a closeup of Dan's journalling, how lucky am I :)

Still over 24hrs left before our cybercrop is over, get scrapping girls! Its already been our most successful cybercrop in a long time...so come be a part of it!

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

I loved Kerryn's challenge this month for our cybercrop - to choose a layout from the gallery and scraplift it! Not only does it get us in the gallery, but also appreciating the work of our fellow scrappers.

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Do you love to scrapbook, and feel like you have a talent you can share?Do you love to chat online in a forum environment every single day?Do you live & breath scrapbooking, and can talk paper & glue for hours?Do you like to create new and exciting layouts for challenges or classes?Do you want to be part of a great bunch of girls that share the same hobby as you?

If this sounds like you, then let us know! At Scrapbook Savvy we are looking for a new Design Team Member who wants to be a part of our online forum, share their work via facebook, blogs and any other means possible, and who wants to receive free product each month to play with!

As a Savvy Designer you will receive a generous discount off all product at ALL times, as well as receive a DT kit each month. We will require you to share your DT layouts online in our forum, as well as your own personal blog. Your work will also be used on Facebook and in our regular Savvy newsletters.

We need someone who LOVES TO CHAT in a forum environment – this is a MUST and something that must be upheld to keep your position on the Design Team.

We are looking for someone to join our family for six months, with the possibility of staying for longer at the end of this term.

This position will start on 1st November 2011.

To apply for this position, please email me with the following information:

- name & location- online personal blog web address- a quick bio on yourself and your scrapbooking world- three of your favourite recent layouts which show off your ’scrapbooking style’

I am happy for applicants to be on other Design Teams such as challenge blogs, local scrapbooking stores, sketch sites, manufacturers etc – but please do not apply if you are already on a Design Team with an online store or monthly kit club.

Your email must be received before midnight on Tuesday 25th October, so only FIVE DAYS to get your applications in. You will be put to work immediately with your first challenge commencing at the beginning of November!

Please email Sar at sar@scrapbooksavvy.com.au with all the above information.

Our second sketch for the month is now up over at the Stuck Sketches blog! A gorgeous sketch it is too, with an all time favourite of mine a key point - circles!

My layout, called Party Uniform...

There is a funny story behind this photo, as the journalling reads...

'This outfit was handed down to Georgia from Charlotte and it is a definite favourite! When she wears it she says to me "I look like I'm wearing my school uniform, don't I Mummy? " If only your uniform was pink, life would be perfect for you!'

Yes, I went crazy whilst Mojo-ing and did a DOUBLE layout with STITCHING! What the, I hear you say...as did I as I sat there and worked on this layout while Peta sat across from me and finished about 50 layouts!!! ;)

Its nice but, I think it was worth it...

Playschool - me & Loz took the little girls to see the Playschool show back in 2009, it was a great day but I cannot believe how little they were...and how big they are now, it makes me sad!

God I'm glad I don't do double layouts very often...as much as I love it, what an effort!!! ;)

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Thought I should go through my layout folders on the computer as I was sure I haven't shared everything with my readers...and omgoodness, was I right!? I have heaps to show you so will do a few random posts to get them out there...

Thursday, October 13, 2011

I feel like my world is spinning around and around and around and I'm JUST managing to hold on for the ride. Everywhere I turn there is something else I 'should' be doing, somewhere else I 'have' to be, someone else I 'must' please. Somewhere in all this, I get lost. I lose myself and feel like I'm spiralling...and then something clicks and I start climbing the rope again, pulling myself out of the hole that I feel like is my life at times!

I guess this is part of the whole depression thing that has been a part of my world since having PND with my last baby. I am so proud that I am in control of this and got myself off my meds earlier this year, but put this down to totally being diet & exercise based...feeling it in my mood when these factors are out of whack and pulling myself back into line when I need it. Only I can pick myself up, brush myself off and get myself back to where I need to be for myself and my family.

Sometimes I feel like people don't understand just how busy I am...not that they have to but its something I think about. I don't REALLY care about what anyone else thinks...but I just need to get this down on paper (or blog screen, whatever!) so I have a bit of a handle on just how much myself and my family are doing right now, and also to look back in years to come and remember just WHY I felt like my life was manic!

Me, Sar, aka Mum -~ work 3 days per week (full days)~ run my online scrapbooking business (involving stock, orders, kits each month, forum, gallery, facebook posts, newsletters, let alone the paperwork which is so totally and disgustingly behind right now)~ exercise most days (usually 4-5 gym sessions on a good week & walking/running 3-4 days)~ dancing mum (take girls to studio two days a week, practice 2-3 dances with them each day, eisteddfods some weekends)~ playgroup with my girls every Monday morning

Dan, my hubby, aka Dad -~ works nightshift four days a week~ involved in mines rescue (lots of training, comps, time at the station, time away)~ studying for his Undermanagers (time for this is lacking right now)~ school pickup every single day of the week after only 6hrs sleep per day (god love him)~ footy/oztag two days per week (coaches Cooper's team)~ takes Georgia to dancing one day per week (while I'm at work)

Cooper, my boy, 7yo -~ five days at school~ two afternoons at oztag/footy~ cricket on Saturday mornings~ Nippers on Sunday mornings~ usual homework, news, reading etc that comes with being in 1st class

And this is before my Georgia starts school next year and things get even more hectic with double the home readers, homework etc coming home.

Somedays I wonder how I do it...and this list only really shows the things I HAVE TO DO - let alone the other factors of my life including scrapbooking (what is that again, when did I last scrap?!), socialising with friends (which is of major importance to me), watching True Blood with my hubby (yep, addicted!!), facebook (lol!). There is no downtime in my life really, no rest, no relaxation...who has time for that??

I guess what I want to know is this....is EVERYONE this busy? Does everyone have commitments every single day of the week and wonder just when things are going to slow down? I feel like my life is passing me by at a rate of knots...and there is not a thing I can do about it!

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

A gorgeous new sketch released over at Purple Pumpkin this month, I hope you like it! Get your take linked up over at the Purple Pumpkin Blog before the end of the month for your chance to win some gorgeous PP goodness!

About Me

I am a mum of three, a very lucky wife of the best man there is, and I work nearly full time in Real Estate as a Property Sales Assistant. I love to spend time with my family, scrapbook my family, spend time staying fit & healthy, in between running around my very busy sporty kids. I am so lucky and blessed to be living this wonderful life. xx